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Posted by Fallen4MyT on February 5, 2007, at 17:36:37
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter. » Declan, posted by Gee on February 5, 2007, at 17:07:30
Ughhh have your furance checked everyone...make sure all intake and out take deals do not have ice or snow in them. Here last night it was -7F when I went to bed...Windchills of....gak....-30 f ....so I was on my way to bed thought wow its cold in here now...looked at the temp and I had lost 10 degrees in 1 hr <insert screaming face> Long story short and almsot 200 dollars later ..at 5 am my furance was fixed...it was....the air instake deal outside for air..ice and snow...sigh....who knew..the furnace dude told me thats what 90% of his calls have been all weekend...Ahhhh but I slept from 7 am till 230 pm...all warm and toasty
PS this can only happen if you have a high efficiency furnace
Posted by Declan on February 5, 2007, at 18:00:51
In reply to News Van Sinks on Frozen Lake, posted by Poet on February 5, 2007, at 11:22:23
That's not my idea of a frozen lake. It wasn't even properly frozen, the trees were too short, the mountains were absent and the ambience depressing.
Attention Millwaukee, must do better.
Where's my globe?
Posted by sunnydays on February 5, 2007, at 18:28:32
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter., posted by Meri-Tuuli on February 5, 2007, at 11:04:21
Well, it's cold enough here that I have a quarter inch of ice on the inside of my window. Yes, that's right, the inside. It's soooo cold.
sunnydays
Posted by TexasChic on February 5, 2007, at 20:35:51
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter., posted by sunnydays on February 5, 2007, at 18:28:32
When I was about 6 yrs old and living in Minnesota, I went home with a friend one day and we walked across the lake. Half way across, my friend's foot went through & she couldn't get it out. I didn't know what to do! I had lived my first 5 yrs in TX, so this was all new to me. Plus I was 6. I remember trying to dig in the ice with my mittens and it doing absolutely nothing. I saw one of our class mates and yelled to her for help. She yelled back for me to get off the lake before I fell in too. I felt like a coward but ran to the side. My friend then saw her sister on the other side of the lake and started screaming for her. I remember so clearly her sister just booking it from wa-a-a-y across the lake (she seemed so old, she was probably 8 or 9). She first pulled her foot out, and then the boot before it could sink.
That's all I remember. It seems like she never really talked to me after that.
-T
Posted by Poet on February 6, 2007, at 10:29:13
In reply to Frozen Lake?, posted by Declan on February 5, 2007, at 18:00:51
Hi Declan,
Please send mountains, palm trees, and warmth ASAP.
Thank you,
Poet
Posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 11:51:44
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter. » Larry Hoover, posted by Dinah on February 4, 2007, at 17:31:32
Dinah - yer lucky!
Where's 'here'? Whereabouts do you live?
kath
Posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 11:53:40
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter., posted by Declan on February 4, 2007, at 18:10:24
Declan - the things you mentioned are lovely, but I just wish winter was not as long.
Where are you?
Kath
> You'd probably love it here too, but I saw this picture of Canada up in the mountains somewhere, with the snow hanging from the branches of these thin trees with a little cabin low down and I thought 'That's where I want to be'.
>
> OTOH it's not so hot today and I can look out through the palm trees and see the Pacific Ocean.
>
> But for so long I have wanted to see snow and frozen lakes, perhaps from listening to too much Dylan (and reading about Russia).
> You might remember...
> "Twilight on the frozen lake
> A north wind about to break
> Old footprints in the snow
> And silence down below."
Posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 12:01:44
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter. » Gee, posted by Declan on February 4, 2007, at 18:56:55
> Hey Gee, am I right in thinking that you are a lifesaver or something? In Canada?
> Well, why not, I suppose people must swim there?Yes Declan - we DO swim here!!! LOL
I once heard of folks from the U.S. driving across the Ontario border in the summer with skiis on their roof-racks. They thought they come up here to do some skiing. :-))The snow has melted by late March or April where I am. Lately there's often a 'hot spell' in May (let's see - high 70's I think). Then summer, which can vary - 70's, 80's - sometimes a hot spell of high 80's-90. September can be 70's & even 80's but the nights start to get cooler. This year we didn't get 'winter' weather until late. There was still no snow for Christmas.
Now, my memory is bad, so I might have other Ontarions saying I'm wrong!!
hugs, Kath
Posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 12:08:09
In reply to Re: News Van Sinks on Frozen Lake » Meri-Tuuli, posted by Larry Hoover on February 5, 2007, at 13:08:42
Holy Smokerooos Larry - that is amazing!!!!!!!!!
I didn't know all that stuff! Jeez I would be TERRIFIED!!!!!!!!!
Kath
PS - I hope you're doing OK with your pain in all this cold weather.
((((((((((((((((((you)))))))))))))) - gentle ones so as not to hurt you.
Posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 12:10:18
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter./NO HEAT, posted by Fallen4MyT on February 5, 2007, at 17:36:37
Yikes Fallen - I hope everything is OK now!!!
That must have been really awful.
hugs, Kath
Posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 12:11:36
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter., posted by TexasChic on February 5, 2007, at 20:35:51
What a horrendous experience!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kath
Posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 12:14:52
In reply to Re: Frozen Lake? » Declan, posted by Poet on February 6, 2007, at 10:29:13
Is anyone interested in saying where they live?
My memory is crappy & that way I could write it down.
Like, I'd say: Ontario, Canada
I know some folks might not feel comfy about it.
Hope I'm not out-of-line suggesting this.
:-)) Kath
Posted by wishingstar on February 6, 2007, at 17:17:59
In reply to Where do we all live????, posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 12:14:52
I live in the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia, about 2 hours south of Washington DC (where I grew up).
It's too darn cold. Hoping for snow tonight though. :)
Posted by Dinah on February 6, 2007, at 17:59:47
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter. » Dinah, posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 11:51:44
New Orleans. :)
I think we've turned the corner, coldwise. It's getting hot during the day, with cool underneath. And that's an unmistakeable sign of spring. Shorts are showing up all over. Shorts with jackets, maybe, but shorts. The azaleas will likely bloom soon.
Ahhhh.
Posted by Fallen4MyT on February 6, 2007, at 18:01:42
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter./NO HEAT » Fallen4MyT, posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 12:10:18
Thank you Kath yes it was fixed that AM and to run to my house that time of night/am it cost lol yikes 130.00 just for the call...but as it was snow/ice block it went fast and the guy was nice. It WAS very scary to me because I do not do cold well and have pets that really NEED the heat....Youre very kind thanks....Take care and
Hugs
> Yikes Fallen - I hope everything is OK now!!!
>
> That must have been really awful.
>
> hugs, Kath
Posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 18:15:44
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter./NO HEAT » Kath, posted by Fallen4MyT on February 6, 2007, at 18:01:42
Wow - that sounds like a lucrative business to be in!!
What kinda pets do you have? I have a Mali Uromastyx lizard & if it was cold I don't know what I'd do, as she needs it HOT during the daytime. It can get cooler for her at nite, in fact she needs that, but not COLD. She's 14 inches long & like to be held & rub her nose against my cheek. I LOVE her to bits.!!!!!!!!!!
I'm glad it turned out OK.
hugs, Kath
> Thank you Kath yes it was fixed that AM and to run to my house that time of night/am it cost lol yikes 130.00 just for the call...but as it was snow/ice block it went fast and the guy was nice. It WAS very scary to me because I do not do cold well and have pets that really NEED the heat....Youre very kind thanks....Take care and
>
> Hugs
>
> > Yikes Fallen - I hope everything is OK now!!!
> >
> > That must have been really awful.
> >
> > hugs, Kath
>
>
Posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 18:16:38
In reply to Re: Where do we all live????, posted by wishingstar on February 6, 2007, at 17:17:59
I always say that if it's going to be cold it might as well be white & pretty!
luv, Kath
Posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 18:17:21
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter. » Kath, posted by Dinah on February 6, 2007, at 17:59:47
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
shorts - ***sigh*****
:-) hugs, Kath
Posted by TexasChic on February 6, 2007, at 18:19:36
In reply to Where do we all live????, posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 12:14:52
That's what the hip-hop stations call Fort Worth and Dallas around here. Its going to be weird moving to Dallas, I kind of feel like a trader. How am I ever going to learn the highways? They call them by names instead of numbers. Like I75 is Central Expressway' - that's the only one know.
-T
Posted by TexasChic on February 6, 2007, at 18:30:59
In reply to Re: News Van Sinks on Frozen Lake » Meri-Tuuli, posted by Gee on February 5, 2007, at 17:10:33
Posted by Dinah on February 6, 2007, at 18:43:48
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter. » Dinah, posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 18:17:21
Only problem is that the a/c on my car is broken, and today for the first time, I really minded.
I don't know when I'll have the time (or money) to get it fixed.
Posted by Fallen4MyT on February 6, 2007, at 19:33:32
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter./NO HEAT » Fallen4MyT, posted by Kath on February 6, 2007, at 18:15:44
Yo Kath..I have 4 turtles...2 very VERY old cats...and a dog...my dog would not have an issue with the cold but the others would. I love lizards too....though I dont have one. I also had taken my sleeping meds when the heat went lol so I am sure the furnace dude thought I was a bit out of it :)
Posted by Larry Hoover on February 10, 2007, at 14:05:06
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter. » Larry Hoover, posted by Poet on February 5, 2007, at 10:50:11
> Hi Larry,
>
> I want to be a palm tree, too, though it's a balmy -5 degrees, with -24 degrees windchill right now where I am. Brrr, I am too old for this winter stuff.
>
> PoetHey, Poet. Let it be resolved, then, that we are hereinafter to be referred to as palm trees. Now I just need someone willing to plant me in the right place.
Going on two weeks of -30 wind chills, and more to come. :-/
Lar
Posted by Poet on February 10, 2007, at 15:28:07
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter. » Poet, posted by Larry Hoover on February 10, 2007, at 14:05:06
Greetings Fellow Palm Tree,
I'd like to be planted in Hawaii on the beach. I'll allow non-obnoxious tourists to take refuge from the sun under my branches. Obnoxious ones will have coconuts dropped on their heads. Ah, the glorious life of a palm tree...
Poet
Posted by Phillipa on February 10, 2007, at 19:36:59
In reply to Re: AAAK!! Had enough of winter. » Larry Hoover, posted by Poet on February 10, 2007, at 15:28:07
Poet I want to be one too in Mauii? Love Phillipa
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